Centerstage Minnesota: An interview with Brian Laidlaw, an essay from Alison Scott, and a review a review of the Trampled By Turtles and Actual Wolf concert in Grand Rapids by Charlie Pulkrabek

Brian Laidlaw is a singer / songwriter out of the Twin Cities. For the past year he’s been working on a project inspired by Bob Dylan, and made possible by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. Brian Laidlaw stopped by the studios of Northern Community Radio in Grand Rapids and had a conversation with Chad Haatvedt and Dan Houg about that project and his music. In this episode of Centerstage Minnesota we also hear an essay from Alison Scott providing an inside look at the often over glamorized experience of being a touring musician. Also Charlie Pulkrabek provides a reflection on the recent Trampled By Turtles and Actual Wolf concert at the Reif Center in Grand Rapids. Music also from Bob Dylan, Alison Scott, Germaine Gemberling, Ol’ Yeller, Rich Mattson, Bellwether, and Jim Miller.